[2] In December 1970, Member of Parliament for Serangoon Gardens and Parliament Secretary for Home Affairs Leonard Peter Rodrigo started the project to construct an open air hawker centre at Kensington Park Road, alongside three other projects for his constituency.

In response, Minister for Foreign Affairs Suppiah Dhanabalan felt that paid parking would instead increase turnover at their stalls and shops, as customers would finish their business before their parking coupon expires, but the stall owners had every right to complain if they experienced a loss of business.

[9] On 16 April 1984, to prevent drivers from parking along Walmer Drive, the Public Works Department announced that a double yellow line will be drawn on one side of the road.

[10] In February 1987, the Ministry of Environment launched a pilot project for hawkers to use disposable polystyrene crockery, plastic cutlery and wooden chopsticks, citing hygiene concerns with existing melamine ware.

[14] Nevertheless, in 1989, Minister for Environment Ahmad Mattar announced that using disposable crockery would not be compulsory, citing complains from hawkers and patrons.

[18][19][20] Being an open air hawker centre, business is affected during rainy and scorching hot days.

[3] On 1 October 1996, Minister for Environment Teo Chee Hean said that his ministry was looking into their concern, and reassured Member of Parliament for Thomson GRC (Serangoon Gardens) Lau Teik Soon that hawkers will be consulted if the roof were to be built.